Harford County Executive Proposes Legislation To Set Term Limits On Future County Council Members

BEL AIR, Md. (WJZ) — Harford County Executive Barry Glassman projected authorities to fto voters determine if aboriginal Harford County Council members volition beryllium constricted to 2 consecutive terms.

“I person been contacted by galore constituents requesting that we spot word limits for assembly members connected the ballot successful November 2022,” County Executive Glassman said. “In fact, I person ever supported word limits and really supported an effort galore years agone erstwhile I served connected the assembly arsenic a mode to see much citizens successful nationalist service.”

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The projected authorities would person the aforesaid two-term bounds and provisions for assembly members that use to the region enforcement including allowing a term-limited assembly subordinate to instrumentality a word disconnected earlier moving again for their seat. If it’s approved, the two-term bounds would statesman with each assembly members elected successful 2022 — contempt anterior presumption served.

Additionally, under the legislation, assembly members could service 2 consecutive presumption past spell connected to service arsenic assembly president for up to 2 terms.

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As of now, determination are nary word limits connected assembly positions and each word is 4 years.

If approved, the question would beryllium connected the Nov. 2022 ballot.

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CBS Baltimore Staff